CVE-2017-7207 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Ghostscript

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference9 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.09%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Artifex Ghostscript
Timeline
PublishedMar 21
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PostScript document.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianartifex/ghostscript< 9.20~dfsg-3+3

Patches

Patch: www.ghostscript.com ↗Patch: bugs.ghostscript.com ↗Patch: www.ghostscript.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-3g8x-c82p-r7gj: The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2017-7207: The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc↗2017-03-21
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CVEList
CVE-2017-7207: The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc↗2017-03-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Ghostscript vulnerabilities↗2017-04-28
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Red Hat
ghostscript: NULL pointer dereference in mem_get_bits_rectangle()↗2017-03-19
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Debian
CVE-2017-7207: ghostscript - The mem_get_bits_rectangle function in Artifex Software, Inc. Ghostscript 9.20 a...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7207 ghostscript: NULL pointer dereference in mem_get_bits_rectangle()↗2017-03-21
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7207 ghostscript: Null pointer dereference in mem_get_bits_rectangle() [fedora-all]↗2017-03-21
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